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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
Not sure what I said that makes you think I need to calm down. Just checked my pulse, and it's at resting level.
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Well when you start accusing me of saying someone is being nefarious and starting defending yourself as if I was talking about you directly, I feel you need to calm down just a little.
I just was making a point that if you cannot run a full court to do your job then maybe those officials need to cut back on what they are doing. Also officials are often characterized as "whores" because we will work several games in a day to get the biggest check for the day. As a matter of fact I hear many officials "brag" when they make over $100 in a day working some Men's league or some youth games. In some of those cases officials will work varsity or college games that very same day. And that is not about being the favorite of their assignor (in my case there is not one assignor for everything).
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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
My only point is you only allowed for one reason to take more than 2 or 3 games. Personally, I make it a policy to limit to three a day. The extra money isn't worth it, and by game four I'm just not as into it. Since moving here, I haven't had to even worry about making an exception. There just isn't that much ball here compared to the number of officials.
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The amount of games you do in a day or a week is completely up to you. Not all of us are at the same level of fitness. For some officials working 3 days in a row might be a little much.
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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
When I was in Iowa, though, there were times I was, in my assigner's words, the only available option. It's not about being your assignor's favorite; it's about being a partner that's better than nothing, as the Juggler said. Sometimes it comes down to either one official, or two at 80%. I'll take two at 80% and cut them some slack for mechanics deviations.
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I still think that way of thinking is lazy. It is no different than when officials say they do not want to rotate in a 3 person crew because they will have to run more. If you cannot do all parts of your job, you need to either not work the game or change the reason you have to "save your legs."
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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
Again, my point is simple; there are other reasons why officials might work more games than they're comfortable with than just to "chase every chance to make an extra 50 bucks." It's not a fair judgment to make.
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I think it is very fair. When the vast majority of officials that I come in contact with, have worked multiple games in a day because they were going to make an extra buck, I think it is very fair. BTW, that includes me and is the reason why I have changed even my philosophy on how many games I work and when. When I tell people I work 3 sports and their first impression is that I am gone every single night working games (which is what they do in there one sport) I think my impression is very fair. I do not know why you would be so offended. I am sure you know people that work every night and are chasing a buck. You can make a lot of money as an official.
Peace